Korrontzi at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival: "Belardi"

In the final concert of the 2016 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Basque folk rock band Korrontzi closed their set with “Belardi,” from the 2015 album Korrontzi Dantzan. Front man and accordion player Agus Barandiaran got the audience moving with repetitious melodies and his calls mixed in Basque and English: “Up your hands!” Dancers Lierni Kamio Rodriguez and Julen Rodriguez Flores rounded out the show with quick foot work and high kicks. Read more: http://www.festival.si.edu/blog/2016/... Videography: David Barnes, Andrea Curran, W.N. McNair, Ryan Shank, Claudia Romano, Albert Tong, Alexis Ligon Sound recordist: David Walker Editing: Alexis Ligon [Catalog No. CFV10828; Copyright 2016, Smithsonian Institution]